hare
noun
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
hared
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past participleof hare.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hare.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
harenounany rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
Example Sentences
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The Scots were made to pay for Caroline Weir's missed penalty before the break when substitute Amber Barrett hared through on the break to slot past goalkeeper Lee Gibson.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
He picked himself up and hared off in pursuit of Carapaz, bashing on his displaced left-brake lever as he descended, trying to hammer it back straight on his handlebars.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020
Next day I turned tail and hared back south, popping over the bridge to Anacortes on Fidalgo Island.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Dickson reminds us that when Wen Jiabao, then China’s premier, came to England in 2011, he flew first to a small airport outside Birmingham and hared off to Stratford to pay homage.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016
Well, at last they hared down a trap-door in an archway into the bowels of the earth.
From Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Dame Rose Macaulay
